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  1. BackyardDinos

    When to introduce chicks to solo (and mostly blind) hen?

    Oh, that's a really good point that I hadn't considered. Right now, the food and water are located under the hen house-- in the exact location where we plan to sequester the chicks, so I assumed we'd just move the adult birds' food and water to a different part of the run. But Hope doesn't have...
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    When to introduce chicks to solo (and mostly blind) hen?

    A pic of our coop for reference. We planned to temporarily enclose (and winterize) the area under the hen house and use that space as the outdoor brooder-- so the chicks can see Hope, and she can (maybe) see them, but there's a physical barrier of hardware cloth between them. When it's time to...
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    When to introduce chicks to solo (and mostly blind) hen?

    How long do you think you'd do the see-but-no-touch method? Maybe not in terms of actual time, but in terms of comparative chicken sizes?
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    When to introduce chicks to solo (and mostly blind) hen?

    Ahh, unfortunately we're getting all Ameribella chicks, so they won't be particularly high-visibility. But this is a neat idea, to start with a single-chick introduction!
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    When to introduce chicks to solo (and mostly blind) hen?

    Attempting to keep this short, but there are a lot of moving parts :) Our original flock is now down to a single hen-- her name is Hope and she's been mostly blind since day one. She gets around mostly okay but definitely isn't quick or nimble! Hope was buddies with another hen (named Sally...
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    Designing and 3D printing feeders & accessories

    Thanks so much!!
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    Designing and 3D printing feeders & accessories

    This is amazing! I'm printing the grit holder now (planning to use it for oyster shells). Would you be willing to share the STL for the clips? They look like an awesome design. Thank you!
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